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Tuesday, April 4, 2017

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When multiple body parts are
recovered from the Little Ogeechee River in Savannah, Georgia, local law
enforcement calls in FBI agent and profiler Brandon Fisher and his team to
investigate. But with the remains pointing to three separate victims, this isn’t
proving to be an open-and-shut case.

With no quick means of identifying the deceased, building a profile of this
serial killer is more challenging than usual. How are these targets being
selected? Why are their limbs being severed and their bodies mutilated? And
what is it about them that is triggering this person to murder?

The questions compound as the body count continues to rise, and when a torso
painted blue and missing its heart is found, the case takes an even darker
turn. But this is only the beginning, and these new leads draw the FBI into a
creepy psychological nightmare. One thing is clear, though: The killing isn’t
going to stop until they figure it all out. And they are running out of time…

Excerpt

My
senses were busy taking in the crime scene: marshland, relative seclusion, an
arm and leg discovered last week, an arm yesterday. Aside from the human
remains that had been found here, the property had a serene feeling to it, a
sense of peace. There was a tangible quality to the air, though—or maybe it was
the presence of law enforcement and crime scene investigators—that made it
impossible to deny that death had touched the place.

“What
else can you tell us about the limbs that were recovered?” Paige asked.

The
lieutenant cleared his throat. “Well, both arms didn’t have hands, and the leg
didn’t have a foot. We found incision marks indicating the hands and foot had
been intentionally cut off.”

“Our
killer could have taken them for trophies or to make identification
impossible,” I suggested.

Pike
gave a small nod and continued. “And while we know the hands and foot were
removed, it’s not as clear how the appendages separated from the torso. It
would be something we’d need the medical examiner to clarify.”

Jack’s
brow furrowed, and I could tell his mind was racing through the possibilities.

“But,”
Pike continued, “all the limbs have one thing in common: muscle tissue
remained, even though the skin had been removed.”

“It
is possible that the skin was also taken as a trophy,” Zach speculated.

“We
could be looking for a hunter or a sexual sadist,” Jack said.

Hunters
were typically identified by the type of weapon they used—a hunting knife,
rifle, or crossbow, for example—and they tended to dispose of their victims’
bodies in remote, isolated areas. A sexual sadist, on the other hand, got off
on the torture and pain. But we’d need to gather more facts before we could
build any sort of profile on our unsub. Even knowing more about the victims
themselves would help. Was the killer choosing people he or she was acquainted
with? Were the victims of a certain gender, age group, occupation? The list
went on and on. From there, we could more easily speculate on our killer’s
motive and what they had to gain.

AUTHOR Bio and Links:

CAROLYN ARNOLD is an international best-selling and award-winning
author, as well as a speaker, teacher, and inspirational mentor. She has four
continuing fiction series—Detective Madison Knight, Brandon Fisher FBI,
McKinley Mysteries, and Matthew Connor Adventures—and has written nearly thirty
books. Her genre diversity offers her readers everything from cozy to
hard-boiled mysteries, and thrillers to action adventures.

Both her female detective and
FBI profiler series have been praised by those in law enforcement as being
accurate and entertaining, leading her to adopt the trademark: POLICE
PROCEDURALS RESPECTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT™.

Carolyn was born in a small
town and enjoys spending time outdoors, but she also loves the lights of a big
city. Grounded by her roots and lifted by her dreams, her overactive
imagination insists that she tell her stories. Her intention is to touch the
hearts of millions with her books, to entertain, inspire, and empower.

She currently lives just west
of Toronto with her husband and beagle and is a member of Crime Writers of
Canada.

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